. Biggle swine book. Swine. [from old catalog]. 114 BIGGLE SWINE BOOK. that pigs live and grow under such treatment is no proof that they would not do better under the wiser way suggested. I think that much milk is lost simply in quenching thirst; thirst that could as well be appeased with water. But when people have the milk to dispose of as a by-product, and do not know how else to use it, I suppose they will continue to pour it into the trough in excess of the digestive powers of the pig. It is quite important, however, that the owner of even a few pigs should be made aware of the real dige
. Biggle swine book. Swine. [from old catalog]. 114 BIGGLE SWINE BOOK. that pigs live and grow under such treatment is no proof that they would not do better under the wiser way suggested. I think that much milk is lost simply in quenching thirst; thirst that could as well be appeased with water. But when people have the milk to dispose of as a by-product, and do not know how else to use it, I suppose they will continue to pour it into the trough in excess of the digestive powers of the pig. It is quite important, however, that the owner of even a few pigs should be made aware of the real digestive require- ments of the animals under his care. This information is briefly tabulated in the chapter on feed- ing, and here I will merely say that a loo- pound hog requires only pounds of organic matter (water free) per day. This amount of organic matter would be contained in twelve pounds of skim-milk and three pounds of corn-meal. Such a ration would be suited to a pig somewhat above 100 pounds in weight. Swill made of house scraps is probably as rich in food elements, on the average, as a mixture of skim- milk and corn-meal in the proportion just suggested. As to the merits of salt, charcoal, bone meal, dried blood, offal meat, etc., for pig feeds, there are dif- ferent opinions and practices. Swill-fed animals which. OUT FOR A LITTLE WAYSIDE PASTURE. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
Size: 1817px × 1375px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublisherphila, bookyear1912
